Jason Reynolds: Grab The Mic, December Edition
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Children's Literature, pens his December newsletter.
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers
Category: Writers
Jason Reynolds: On the (Virtual) School Tour
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is staging a virtual tour of 13 schools around the country in the first two weeks of December 2020.
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Gets a Third Term; Launches “Living Nations, Living Words”
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as the U.S. Poet Laureate, will serve a third term in the office, the Librarian of Congress announced today.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Geography and Maps Division, New Online, U.S. Poet Laureate, Writers
Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic November Newsletter
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is back with the November edition of his monthly newsletter, Grab The Mic.
Posted in: Kids, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers
Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic October Newsletter
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, uses his October newsletter to how to learn during remote learning.
Posted in: Writers
Colson Whitehead and the 2020 Prize for American Fiction
Posted by: John Sayers
Colson Whitehead is the recipient of the 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
Posted in: African American History, National Book Festival, Writers
National Book Festival: Democracy in the 21st Century
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The third major topic thread at the Library's 20th National Book Festival is "Democracy in the 21st Century," and will be explored by 21 authors in 13 programs.
Posted in: Books, National Book Festival, Writers
2020 National Book Festival: Hearing Black Voices
Posted by: Neely Tucker
"Hearing Black Voices" is one of the major threads at the 2020 National Book Festival, featuring an array of prominent Black authors.
Posted in: African American History, National Book Festival, Writers
The 2020 National Book Festival: Fearless Women
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The 2020 National Book Festival will feature three major threads -- "Fearless Women, "Hearing Black Voices" and "Democracy in the 21st Century" -- that will anchor the Library's 20th festival and its first virtual one. This post focuses on "Fearless Women."
Posted in: National Book Festival, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate, Women's History, Writers